World Chess Championship 1934
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{{Infobox chess match
|comp1 = Alexander Alekhine
|comp2 = Efim Bogoljubov
|image1 = File:Alexandre Alekhine 01.jpg
|image2 = File:Efim Bogoljubov.jpg
|title1 = Defending champion
|title2 =
Challenger
|flag1 = FRA
|flag2 = Nazi Germany
|flag1_variant = 1830
|flag2_variant = 1933
|dob1 = 31 October 1892
|age1 = 42 years old
|dob2 = 26 April 1889
|age2 = 44/45 years old
|prev = 1929
|prev_link = World Chess Championship 1929
|next = 1935
|next_link = World Chess Championship 1935
|score1 = 15½
|score2 = 10½
}}
In 1934, a World Chess Championship was played between challenger Efim Bogoljubow and titleholder Alexander Alekhine, marking a rematch of the previous Championship in 1929. The match was held in various cities and towns in Germany from April 1 to June 14, with Alekhine retaining his title.
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Results
The first player to win six games and score more than 15 points would be Champion.
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | Wins | Points | |
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| align=left | {{flagathlete|Efim Bogoljubov|Germany|1933}}
| ½ | style="background:black; color:white"| 0 | ½ | style="background:black; color:white"| 0 | ½ | style="background:black; color:white"| ½ | ½ | style="background:black; color:white"| ½ | 0 | style="background:black; color:white"|1 | 0 | style="background:black; color:white"| ½ | ½ | style="background:black; color:white"| ½ | ½ | style="background:black; color:white"|0 | 0 | style="background:black; color:white"| ½ | ½ | style="background:black; color:white"| ½ | 0 | style="background:black; color:white"| ½ | 1 | style="background:black; color:white"| 1 | 0 | style="background:black; color:white"| ½ | 3 | 10½ | |
| align=left | {{flagathlete|Alexander Alekhine|France|1830}}
|style="background:black; color:white"| ½ | 1 | style="background:black; color:white"| ½ | 1 | style="background:black; color:white"| ½ | ½ | style="background:black; color:white"| ½ | ½ | style="background:black; color:white"|1 | 0 | style="background:black; color:white"|1 | ½ | style="background:black; color:white"| ½ | ½ | style="background:black; color:white"| ½ | 1 | style="background:black; color:white"| 1 | ½ | style="background:black; color:white"| ½ | ½ | style="background:black; color:white"| 1 | ½ | style="background:black; color:white"| 0 | 0 | style="background:black; color:white"| 1 | ½ | 8 | 15½ |
Alekhine retained the Championship.
Notes
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070920161005/http://members.aol.com/graemecree/chesschamps/world/world1934.htm 1934 World Chess Championship] at the Internet Archive record of Graeme Cree's Chess Pages
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